Combination rapid or slow rinser with movable partitions



L. HAzY COMBINATION RAPID OR SLOW RINSER July 19, 1955 WITH MOVABLEPARTITIONS F'lled July 50, 1952 syn/w" M Yin v T E m M m .m Y w M L /dUnited States Patent COMBINATION RAPID OR SLOW RINSER WiTI-I MOVABLEPARTITIONS Lily Hazy, New York, N. Y.

Application July 39, 1952, Serial No. 301,650

8 Claims. ((Zl. 134-415) This invention relates to improvements incombination rapid and slow rinser with movable partitions and has for anobject the provision of a device of that type which is more versatilethan similar devices of the prior art.

Another object of the invention is the provision, in a rinsing device,of a hollow rectangular body having a grid or screen in the lowerportion thereof in spaced relation to the bottom edge thereof, and aseparable base having grooves therein adapted to accommodate said bottomedge and being practically water tight when said bottom edge is in suchrelation.

A further object of the invention is the provision, in a device of thecharacter described, of a slidable member for controlling the rate atwhich the fluid is discharged therefrom, and a series of holesdifierentially covered or uncovered by said slidable member.

Yet another object of the invention is the provision, in a device of thecharacter described, of partitions for the body, enabling the user toadjust such partitions in accord ance with the material to be handled.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art, upon a study of this specification and theaccompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the invention:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of my new and improved rinser;

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the device;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary, sectional elevation taken along the line 3-3of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a plan view of my device;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing a modified arrangementof the partitions and their arrangement therein; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the portion of a partition of the kindshown in Figure 4, showing details of the parts which slidably engagethe longitudinal slides.

My new and improved device includes a generally hollow rectangular body10, comprised of connected vertical walls 11, 12, 13, and 14. Spanningthe bottom of the body 10 is a screen or grid 15, which may be formedintegral with the body 10, or which may be formed separately and setinto said body. It will be noted from Figures 2 and 3 that the screen orgrid is spaced apart from the lower or bottom edges of the body 10 forthe following reason:

When the device is to hold water, or to slowly dole it out, the body 10is set into a base member 16 which has a groove 17 which extends inspaced relation to the outer perimeter of said base member. The lowerends of the four walls 11, 12, 13, 14 extend into and down to the bottomof said grooves and the joint is practically watertight for the low headof water employed in the device when carrying out rinsing operations.

The upper surface of the space 18 bounded by the groove 17 issufficiently low to provide a clearance space between itself and thescreen or grid 15.

The end wall 11 has a series of holes 19 formed therein 2,713,347Patented July .19, 1955 and disposed in the form of an inverted pyramid.A Z-shaped slide 21 is secured to the wall 11 to one side of the groupof holes 19, and a second Z-shaped slide 22 is secured to the wall 11 tothe other side of the group of holes 19, one slide being a right and theother being 'a left, so that the sliding door 20 is slidably confinedthereby. A curved handle 23 is secured to the upper end of the door 20to facilitate the movement of the latter. A flat spring 24, in the slidemay be provided to bear against the sliding door so as to retain it inany set position.

When the sliding door 20 is raised from its lowest position upwardly,the lowermost hole 19 is uncovered and a very small stream of water canflow out from the interior of the body 10. As the door 20 is raisedhigher, two additional holes 19 are uncovered, thereby increasing theflow to three times as much. Obviously the door 20 may be raised furtherto uncover additional holes and further increase the rate of flow.

Now, in order to rinse several different varieties of vegetables or thelike, several partitions such as those shown at 25, 26, and 27, may beprovided, and these are adjustably mounted Within the body 10 so thatthe spaces are defined between the partitions themselves and between theouter ones and the end walls 11 and 13, and the user may thus set thepartitions in accordance with the quantities to be placed in each space.For larger spaces and less varieties one or more of the partitions maybe removed.

Each partition has a thickened portion, for example, see thesemi-circular portion 28 on the partition 25, the portion 28a onpartition 26, and the portion28b on partition 27. The portion 28 on thepartition 25 (as well as the others), Figures 3, 4, and '6, extends fromopposite outer faces thereof axially in respect to the rails 29 and 30,and it has spaced arcuate slots'formed therein to accommodate rails 29and 30. These rails are parallel, spaced apart and they are of anarcuate cross-section. Between one end of therail 29 and the wall 11 andpreferably formed integral with each is a supporting sector 33. This canbe seen in enlarged cross-section in Figure 6. The rail 29 has a likesupporting element '35 on the other end thereof which extends to or intothe wall 13. The rail has like end supporting elements 34 and 36 whichcooperate with the end walls 11 and 13 respectively.

The semi-circular portion 28 of the partition 25 has arcuate slots 31and 32 which form working fits on the rails 29 and 30 respectively.Between adjacent ends of the slots 31 and 32 is a solid tongue portion39, and joining the tongue portion and disposed below the slots 31 and32 is a tongue or key portion 40. The partition 25 has clearance slots37 and 38 to clear the supporting sectors 33 and 34 respectively, or thesupporting sectors 35 and 36respectively when the partition member isbeing positioned on or removed from the rails 29 and 30. It has beenpointed out above that the semi-circular portions of the partitions arethicker than the other portions thereof. This is for the purpose ofproviding suflicient bearing of the partition on the rails to preventteetering as the partitions are moved to form greater or smallercompartments.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, sets of spaced vertical strips orslides 41, 42, and 43, 44 are secured on the opposite walls 12 and 14,respectively of the body 10. These slides have spaces between themselvesto accommodate the partitions 45, 46, 47 and others. When it is desiredto adjust for larger or smaller compartments, it is only necessary toshift the partitions into other slides.

It will be understood that the partitions 25, 26, 27, and 45, 46, 47 maybe made of any desired material or combinations of material.

Although I have herein shown and described one embodiment of myinvention and a modification thereof, many changes may be made in thearrangements shown within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, a hollow rectangular body, arectangular base having a continuous groove therein to receive the lowerend of said body when the latter is positioned thereon and adapted toform a fluid joint therewith, a door slidably carried on said body invertical guides thereon, and a series of perforations formed in the wallof said body in a position to be uncovered by said door as it is raised.

2. In a device of the character described, a hollow rectangular body, abase adapted to support said body, said base having a rectangular grooveformed therein to receive the lower end of said body and to formtherewith a fiuid tight joint, a door slidably carried on one wall ofsaid body from the base upwardly, a series of holes in said last wallnormally covered by said door and comprising settable means on said bodyfor releasing water from the interior thereof, partition means in saidbody adapted to be moved relative to one another for dividing theinterior of said body into compartments of desired sizes. 1

3. A device according to claim 2, in which said partition means iscomprised of a plurality of walls slidably carried on spaced apart railsand readily movable by a user to vary the sizes of the severalcompartments at will.

4. In a device of the character described, a hollow rectangular body, arectangular base having a continuous groove therein to receive the lowerend of said body when the latter is positioned thereon and to form afluid joint therewith, a pair of spaced vertical guides on said body, adoor slidably carried in said guides and adapted to be raised andlowered, a series of perforations formed in the wall of said body in aposition to be uncovered by said door as it is raised, a pair of spacedsubstantially parallel arcuate rails supported by opposite end walls ofsaid rectangular body adjacent to the bottom edges thereon, and aplurality of partition forms each carrying a pair of arcuate slots toengage said rails, said forms being adapted to be slid along said railslongitudinally of said body and spaced therealong in accordance with thesizes of the subcompartments to be formed therein by said partitionforms.

5. In a device of the character described, a hollow rectangular body, arectangular base having a continuous groove therein to receive the lowerend of said body when the latter is positioned thereon and to form afluid joint therewith, a pair of spaced vertical slides on said bodyextending upwardly from the lower edge thereof, a door slidably carriedon said body in said slides, a series of perforations formed in the wallof said body in a position to be uncovered by said door as it is raised,and a closure for the lower end of said body comprised of a screen uponwhich articles being rinsed in said device may rest.

6. The invention according to claim 4 in which said arcuate rails areshorter than the length of said body, and consequently the ends of saidrails are spaced apart from the walls of said body a distance sulficientto provide clearance for the removal of a partition form from, and thereplacing of a partition form upon either end of said rails.

7, In a device of the character described, a hollow rectangular body, arectangular base having a continuous groove therein to receive the lowerend of said body when the latter is positioned thereon and to form afluid joint therewith, a pair of spaced vertical slides on the exteriorof one wall of said body, a door slidably carried in said slides, aseries of perforations formed in the wall of said body in an areanormally covered by said door and adapted to be uncovered by said dooras it is raised, and a closure for the lower end of said body comprisedof a grid upon which articles being rinsed in said devices may rest.

8. The invention according to claim 6 in which each partition form has athickened portion midway the lower edge thereof, and having arcuategrooves formed therein for engaging said rails.

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